N.H. Rev. Stat. § 422-B:5
It is not necessary that ownership of, option for, or other possessory right to a specific location site be held by the applicant before application for a permit is filed with the department, but any permit granted by the department shall, among other things, state the specific location and also the maximum height allowed for the structure. Applications for permits shall be made to the department pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by and on forms provided by the department under the provisions of RSA 422-B:16. Upon the receipt of an option for a permit, the department shall send by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of such application to the planning board, if any exists, of the town or city in which the structure involved stands or is sought to be erected. If there is no planning board, then said copy shall be so sent to the governing body of the town or city. Within 30 days after the receipt of the copy of the application, the planning board or the governing body, as the case may be, shall submit its recommendations with respect to the application to the department.
RSA 422-B:5
1959, 118:1. 1985, 402:6, I(c)(2).